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In this activity, kids make and play with Ooze before testing the material in an egg drop!

In this activity (on pages 13-16 of the PDF) learners investigate three mystery samples to see which one contains life. The three samples are sand, sand and yeast, and sand and antacid.

“Exploring Earth: Investigating Clouds” is a hands-on activity in which visitors create a cloud in a bottle and explore it with laser light.

In this activity, learners observe tide pool animals in a touch tank to consider how they survive.

In this activity, learners explore the concept of permeability to better understand why amphibians are extremely sensitive to pollution.

In this activity (located at the top of the page), learners make an easy river strainer and see what they can catch.

This lesson (on pages 15-24 of PDF) explores how sound is caused by vibrating objects. It explains that we hear by feeling vibrations passing through the air.

This activity models some of the ways natural processes, such as erosion and sediment pollution, affect Earth’s landscape.

Learners write or draw with white crayon on white paper. They look and feel to detect their marks on the paper. Then, learners paint over their paper with watercolor paint.

In this fun hands-on activity, learners whip up a batch of cyber-dough (play dough) using math for measurements.

Learners explore soybeans, soak them in water to remove their coat, and then split them open to look inside. They also make a musical shaker out of paper cups, a cardboard tube, and soybeans.

In this experiment, learners separate different types of molecules in marker inks (using a technique called "thin layer chromatography").

In this outdoor activity, learners explore UV rays from the Sun and ways to protect against these potentially harmful rays.

Learners are challenged to create solutions that conduct electricity and make a buzzer buzz (or an LED light up).

In this activity, learners are invited to imagine the park of their dreams!